On what turned out to be a good day for the men, Parimarjan Negi, S P Sethuraman and Krishnan Sasikiran came up with fine victories while B Adhiban had to settle for a draw against lower-ranked opponents on all board.
Starting with white pieces, Negi scored over Nikola Djukic quite easily while S P Sethuraman continued with his fine act in the event and added Dragisa Blagojevic to his list of scalps.
Resting Tania Sachdev, the Indian eves dominated their Austrian counterparts on all boards and the 4-0 victory was a huge morale booster ahead of the first rest day.
Veronika Exler was on the receiving end against highest rated Indian girl Dronavalli Harika and Esha Karavade found her winning touch at the expense of Katherina Newrkla.
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There were some big games in the day as world champion Magnus Carlsen, representing the hosts was pitted against Levon Aronian from the defending champion Armenia. The game ended in a draw though the match was taken by Armenia by 2.5-1.5 margin.